2 Samuel 18:7
2 Samuel 18:6-8 The Message (MSG)
The army took the field to meet Israel. It turned out that the battle was joined in the Forest of Ephraim. The army of Israel was beaten badly there that day by David’s men, a terrific slaughter—twenty thousand men! There was dazed and confused fighting all over the place—the forest claimed more lives that day than the sword!
2 Samuel 18:7 King James Version (KJV)
where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.
2 Samuel 18:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20,000 men.
2 Samuel 18:7 New Century Version (NCV)
There David’s army defeated the Israelites. Many died that day—twenty thousand men.
2 Samuel 18:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
2 Samuel 18:7 New International Version (NIV)
There Israel’s troops were routed by David’s men, and the casualties that day were great—twenty thousand men.
2 Samuel 18:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
The people of Israel were overthrown there before the servants of David, and a great slaughter of twenty thousand took place there that day.
2 Samuel 18:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The men of Israel [who supported Absalom] were defeated there by the men of David, and a great slaughter took place there that day, 20,000 men.